Joel Silver Aiming for Avatar-like Adaptation of Lobo
Posted 08.03.09 by BrentJS
Given the current explosive trend in Hollywood to make feature-length films based on comic book properties, it was only a matter of time before a producer had the daring, and the technology, to actualize Lobo, the "Last Czarnian."
While Lobo, which oddly stands for "he who devours your entrails and thoroughly enjoys it" and not "wolf," may not be a well-known character to the masses, his name and image are instantly recognizable to comic book fans. A bounty hunter that's as strong as Superman but with very little in the way of morals (Lobo killed every other Czarnian on his home planet so that he could be unique), the character was wildly popular in the early 90's thanks to writer Alan Grant and artist Simon Bisley.
Producer Joel Silver, while out stumping for his movie Orphan, said that he is "very excited" to make a Lobo movie "soon" and that the technology has finally caught up to the concept.
When any of you see Avatar, see pieces of it, the technology is genius, the stuff that's out there that is doable is fantastic.
With the comic book origin that he has, you would think that any movie based upon Lobo's exploits would require a hard R-rating, but Silver said that this is not necessarily the case.
I think it's structured now as a PG-13 movie. I think we've done it that way, but I love it. I've just wanted to make it for a long time, and I think (Lobo's) a great character, a great guy."
While this is optimistic news for comic book movie fans, it's unlikely that Lobo will be getting off of the ground any time soon. Silver is currently in various stages of producing Sherlock Holmes, The Book of Eli, The Losers, The Factory, Logan's Run, and The Gamekeeper.